A Simple Favor 2 Director Paul Feig Slams Rumors the Film Was Scrapped amid Blake Lively’s Ongoing Legal Battle: ‘Total BS’

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The director, 62, addressed rumors circulating online that the film – starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick – would not be released amid a legal battle between Lively, 37, and her It ends with us costar Justin Baldoni.

“The movie is done and coming out soon,” Feig wrote on X. “Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days.”

His post came in response to another viral post on Xu that claimed Amazon had “indefinitely” shelved the film due to Lively’s “refusal to promote it” amid her legal battle and alleged “rising tensions” between the film’s two leads.

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Addressing the allegations, Feig wrote in his post: “This is total BS. sorry.”

Feig previously voiced support for Lively last month on X after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni, 40, alleging inappropriate behavior during production It ends with us showing her explicit images and videos and questioning her about her personal sex life, entered her trailer “uninvited” while she was unclothed or “vulnerable,” and engaged in a vendetta smear campaign, among other allegations — which Baldoni has denied.

“I’ve made two films with Blake and all I can say is that she is one of the most professional, creative, talented and kind people I’ve ever worked with,” Feig wrote on Xu.

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Blake Lively and Paul Feig in 2018.

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“She really didn’t deserve this smear campaign against her,” he added. “I think it’s horrible that she went through this.”

Baldoni has since filed his own lawsuit on December 31 against The New York Times — which broke the story of Lively’s lawsuit — alleging defamation, false invasion of privacy, promissory estoppel and breach of implied contract.

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Feig reunited with Lively, Kendrick, 39, and Henry Golding in early 2024 to film the sequel to the 2018 film. Simple servicewhich tells the story of widowed mother Stephanie (Kendrick) who investigates the disappearance of her glamorous new friend Emily (Lively).

From left: Anna Kendrick, Paul Feig and Blake Lively in 2018.

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Kendrick teased the film while speaking with PEOPLE in October, saying that getting “the group” together for the sequel feels “a little bit like riding a bike.”

“And I will say after I shot the first one, I was totally like, ‘This is the craziest movie I’ve ever been a part of.’ I think it’s really fascinating that Paul Feig is the guy he’s arguably best known for bridesmaidsand the darkness and the madness that is in his brain, it’s impressive,” said the actress. “You say, ‘Oh, my God.’ ”

“So the second movie is crazy. I know I’m going to say that, like, ‘Oh, she’s crazier than the last one,’ but girl, that’s a lot,” Kendrick added.

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